 |
| Fire department briefing in the morning before inspection |
 |
| Rooftop equipment safety inspection |
 |
| Lift inspection... |
 |
| Weights used to test lift loading |
 |
| Our Kyoto office.... All these mockups, of ceiling (right top), of wall tiles (back)...and perspectives on the wall...even original competition entry plan is on the wall. I was asked the question at an interview: "How do you feel when the finished project looks different from your design?" My answer was: "But it always looks just like how we designed! That is the reason we are involved, to build what we designed, what we promised; we don't design something that can not be built. And that feels great to see it coming to life." |
 |
| largely finished student lounge, such beautiful light... ...someone in there fixing up the ceiling... |
 |
| ....with little "socks" on the bottom of the ladder |
 |
| tiling for water feature finished.... |
 |
| .... with neat stone "collars" to protect the bottom of steel columns, their grouts aligned whether or not anyone would see that after the water is in |
 |
| entry canopies to buildings are installed, contrasting to the weight of the building volumes these are of sleek steel members.... |
 |
| ... to look "light" the fixing needs to be neatly concealed.... |
 |
| ...beneath precisely cut stone tiles |
 |
| lighting up student lounge (lucky future students!)... |
 |
| ...but remember to take your shoes off! |
 |
 |
| flooring to Student Lounge side, setting out from facade fins |
 |
| ceiling to Chapel side (getting speakers and lighting installed too) |
 |
| junction of inside and outside - water feature to outside getting tiled at the same time |
 |
| tiling inside wetareas; setting out the 50mm x 50mm mosaic was not fun.... |
 |
| beautiful stones for the water feature |
 |
| wall panelling to rear of Chapel hall |
 |
| the facade. It is completely openable to create a seamless inside-outside connection during the day, however with the current footpath condition (which is to be paved in a couple of months time) the client is shying off the idea for the time being. |
 |
| interesting how tables chairs and tableware can make such a big change in impression... it was suddenly a restaurant whilst less than 24 hours ago it was a construction site. |
 |
| looking back at the entry |
 |
| the solid looking facade catches glimpses of street activity. It was designed to screen out headlights from all directions at night and maintain a level of inside-outside visual connection, to ensure comfort of the patrons. |
 |
| such lovely festivity, just in time for Chinese New Year celebrations! |
 |
| on the mezzanine |
 |
Love the sense of space and volume
|
 |
| Student Lounge Side - ceiling all installed, marble rear feature wall completed. Love the delicacy of the ceiling (if I may say so myself...). |
 |
| Student Lounge Side - academic office starting to take shape |
 |
| Chapel Side - ceiling half way through installation Love how the natural light is interacting with the building volumes (IF I may say so myself!!) |
 |
| Chapel Side - mezzanine to rear of Chapel Hall where the organ will be installed |
 |
| Chapel Side - inside one of the meeting rooms across from the Chapel Hall mezzanine Across the roof of entry one can gain visual connection to inside of the Chapel Hall |
 |
| Chapel Side - entry Wall tiling completed now moving onto floor tiling; the skylight brings natural light into the darkest spot of the entire complex and highlights the intersection of circulation |
 |
 |
| close up of window. top and bottom of the window fall in line with the tiles, and there is no tiny off-cut tiles to left and right of the window; it is of course designed to happen this way, not accidental. |
 |
| The hoarding came down, this was the first time I have looked at the facade in its entirety. Was so exciting! |
 |
| Close up of facade in process. The window mullions are made of 8mm steel flatbar, designed to be very refined to minimise gaps between facade joinery boxes. |
 |
| Majority of the facade came flarpacked and was built off-site, they give more depth to the facade. |
 |
| strong linearity inside the shop |
 |
| most of internal spatial divisions were also built up by the flatpacked boxes |
 |
| lights up; modularity of the boxes extending from inside to the outside is visible; the entire shop was designed with the base unit of the box. |
 |
| lighting effect from afar |